alexandra coghlan
Bio
Alexandra is the classical music critic of the New Statesman, and has written on arts for The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Prospect, Gramophone, Opera Now, The Oxford Times and The Monthly. She was formerly Performing Arts Editor at Time Out, Sydney. She writes about classical music, theatre and film for theartsdesk.
Articles By Alexandra Coghlan
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Aida, Royal Opera review – dour but disciplined
No gods, ancient Egyptian or otherwise; no sinister priest along the lines of Russia’s antichrist Patriarch Kiriil, sending soldiers to their...
Marina Abramović: Gates and Portals, Modern Art Oxford and P...
I have powerful memories of performances by Marina Abramović. Back in 1977 at Documenta in Kassel,...
The Big Moon, Oran Mor, Glasgow review - partying prevails d...
Presumably before setting out on their current tour the Big Moon smashed a few mirrors, walked under some ladders and crossed the paths of...
Gurrelieder, LPO, Gardner, RFH review - everything in place,...
Schoenberg’s “Song of the Wood Dove” takes up a mere 11 of the 100 minutes of his epic Gurrelieder, though it’s a crucial narrative of...
Music Reissues Weekly: Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Art /...
The British music weeklies were clear about where the Sound-On-Sound LP and its singles fitted into the current musical topography when...
theartsdesk at Musikfest Berlin - orchestral and choral rain...
In its three weeks of world-class events, Muskfest Berlin has...
Am I Being Unreasonable?, BBC One review - comedy thriller d...
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The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Theatre Royal Stratford Eas...
Lisa has lost an hour in a (somewhat contrived) temporal glitch. As a consequence, her world is always sliding off-kilter, not quite...
Juniper review - a classic role for Charlotte Rampling
Juniper provides, above all, an absolutely unforgettable role for Charlotte Rampling....
